Birthdays
Judah Philip Benjamin
Turns 49 on this date
Francis Bicknell Carpenter
Turns 30 on this date
Samuel Powhatan Carter
Turns 41 on this date
Lewis William Foulke
Turns 51 on this date
John Perdue Gray
Turns 35 on this date
Thomas Charles Murphey
Turns 39 on this date
Susie King Taylor
Turns 12 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | American Scientific Association closes its fourteenth annual meeting in Newport, Rhode Island | 08/06/1860 |
| Education/Culture | In Hoboken, New Jersey, seventh annual U.S.A. vs. Canada cricket match ends with a home victory |
08/06/1860 to 08/07/1860 |
| US/the World | On his North American tour, the Prince of Wales visits Fredericton, capital of New Brunswick |
08/04/1860 to 08/07/1860 |
| Battles/Soldiers | William Walker and his men capture Trujillo on the Honduran coast | 08/06/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “A Word For Douglasites,” August 6, 1860 | 08/06/1860 |